These insects can strip leaves, destroy flowers, and ruin crops before you even notice them ...

A feared pest of orchardists: the codling moth caterpillar. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or ...

While apple trees in Casper and Wyoming have many challenges, including late freezes which reduce blooming, fire blight, scale and rust, most fruit damage is caused by a little insect called a codling ...

If you have fruit trees, now’s the time to be on the lookout for codling moths. This is the time of year — mid-March to early April — when the adult codling moth, a little grayish-brown lepidopteran, ...

‘A nibbling caterpillar is a sign that your garden is working,’ says RHS senior entomologist Josie Stuart - James Rowson/500px According to research by the wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation, ...

Now is the season to start control of codling moths. If you have apple, pear or even peach trees, in whose fruit you’ve found pinkish-white “worms” with dark heads, those are offspring of codling ...

Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) remains one of the most persistent and destructive pests of homegrown apples and pears. Understanding how to identify it, how it develops through the season, and how to ...